Wilkinson Anna V, Waters Andrew J, Bygren Lars Olov, Tarlov Alvin R
Department of Epidemiology, Unit 1340, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Hermann Pressler Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2007 Aug 31;7:226. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-226.
Population studies conducted in Sweden have revealed an association between attendance at cultural activities and health. Using data from US residents, we examined whether the association could be observed in the US.
Participants in the current study included 1,244 individuals who participated in the 1998 General Social Survey.
A significant association between cultural activities and self-reported health (SRH) was observed, even after controlling for age, gender, marital status, race, number of children, subjective social class, employment status, household income, and educational attainment. Specifically, the more cultural activities people reported attending, the better was their SRH.
The data confirm that an association between cultural activity and health is present in a US sample. The data do not mean that the association is causal, but they suggest that further longitudinal research is warranted.
在瑞典进行的人口研究揭示了参加文化活动与健康之间的关联。我们利用美国居民的数据,研究了这种关联在美国是否也能被观察到。
本研究的参与者包括1244名参加了1998年综合社会调查的个体。
即使在控制了年龄、性别、婚姻状况、种族、子女数量、主观社会阶层、就业状况、家庭收入和教育程度之后,仍观察到文化活动与自我报告健康状况(SRH)之间存在显著关联。具体而言,人们报告参加的文化活动越多,其自我报告健康状况就越好。
数据证实,在美国样本中存在文化活动与健康之间的关联。这些数据并不意味着这种关联是因果关系,但它们表明有必要进行进一步的纵向研究。